Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is a new, dedicated public youth mental health service and is the first of its kind in Australia. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team.

SENIOR MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN – HOSPITAL IN THE HOME

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)

Permanent Ongoing | Full or PartTime 0.6 - 1.0 EFT | 📍 Footscray

Join a multi-disciplinary team delivering acute and complex mental health care to young people and families in the comfort of their own homes.

• Permanent Ongoing | Full or Part time 0.6 – 1.0 EFT | Footscray based
• Travel for home visits incl. in work hours | AM, PM & weekend shifts
• Salary Packaging | 5 weeks Annual Leave | Monthly ADO

About Us:

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is Victoria’s newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges. 

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne’s north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning.

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world-class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled, and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.  

The Opportunity:

The Senior Mental Health Clinician will provide leadership to staff within the Hospital in the Home (HITH) program as part of a rotating roster. This role is key in delivering comprehensive care within the Hospital in the Home model.

HITH is an acute service providing early intervention to young people with severe and complex mental illness within the home environment.

Providing access to care 24­ hours, 7­ days per week by a multidisciplinary team, HITH ensures comprehensive, collaborative and coordinated mental health care to young people aged 12 to 25 and their families/carers in Melbourne's northwest and western suburbs.

Our service is made up of compassionate, curious, and committed people. As we continue to grow, we are seeking an experienced, kind and collaborative Senior Mental Health Clinician to support and lead the delivery of comprehensive acute and complex mental health care to young people and their families of the Hospital in the Home program.  

Why Join PYMHWS?

• Be part of building a legacy for youth mental health in Victoria
• Work alongside passionate, visionary leaders in a values-led organisation
• Salary packaging options, up to $11,600 tax free earnings
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO for full time employees
• Flexible working arrangements including remote work options where possible
• Employee wellbeing focused, access to EAP
• Fitness Passport membership
• Flexible, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

About the Role:

The Senior Mental Health Clinician is a key position within the Hospital in the Home team. You will support and lead the delivery of comprehensive, acute and complex mental health care to young people and their families as part of the Hospital in the Home program.

The Senior Mental Health Clinician will demonstrate high standards of clinical care that are developmentally appropriate, responsive to the young person’s needs, and informed by current evidence and guidelines.

Deliver individually tailored services that comprise mental state assessment, risk assessment and management, discipline led interventions, medication, therapeutic interventions (CBT plus other targeted interventions), family inclusive practices, vocational and educational support, intensive outreach, and crisis support.

This role also includes providing clinical supervision (where appropriate), operation support to staff, participation in daily shift planning, and involvement in the recall system.

What You'll Do:

• Provide advanced discipline skills and values to the multidisciplinary team and service through consultation, care planning and delivery.
• Demonstrate advanced skills in mental health assessment, risk assessment, intervention, least restrictive practice, and outcome improvement using evidence-based approaches.
• Ensure effective management of clinical processes, including client allocation, critical incident responses, clinical reviews, discharges, and participation in business and team meetings, in consultation with the leadership team.
• Timely completion of required documentation such as mental health assessments, individual service plans, crisis management plans, outcome measures, clinical notes, discharge summary and discipline reports. 
• Proactively support shift leadership, team coordination, and unit management.
• Provide supervision to AH2/RPN3, graduates, undergraduates, and potentially other disciplines within Hospital in the Home and wider service. 

About You:

You will be experienced in, and passionate about, providing acute, developmentally appropriate, and evidence-based mental health care to young people and their families in the community, including those requiring complex support through the Hospital in the Home program.

✔️ Eligible disciplines: RPN Grade 4 / Occupational Therapist, Social Worker and Psychologist Grade 3

✔️ Relevant registration and qualifications (see position description for details)

✔️ Minimum 5 years’ experience in tertiary and/or youth mental health and a demonstrated ability to lead a clinical team, supervise mental health clinicians, and function both autonomously and collaboratively with other clinical and organisational leaders

✔️ Excellent communication, organisation, and leadership skills

✔️ Motivated by youth-focused, inclusive, and recovery-oriented care

Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're looking to be part of something truly meaningful—we’d love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, contact Steve Wiggins, NUM on 0438 938 861

To view the full Position Description, please click HERE

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

PYMHWS stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.